Which statement best describes the function of a body paragraph in a rhetorical analysis essay? a. It identifies the rhetorical situation and uses examples to explain how it supports the thesis.
b. It provides a specific example of a rhetorical strategy and explains how that strategy supports the thesis.
c. It provides a summary of the claims and evidence presented in a rhetorical analysis essay.
d. It identifies several examples of rhetorical strategies that an author could have used to support the thesis.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.

never read it so if i had i would definitely you sorry.

ey information about pap? physical description beliefs actions interactions